What transforming gang members can teach companies

What transforming gang members can teach leaders | practice | Boost team excellence with a musician's listening ear Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( March 24, 2023 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading the Way [] [What transforming gang members can teach leaders]( [What transforming gang members can teach leaders]( Vozzo (David Livingston/Getty Images) Homeboy Industries' methods for reintroducing gang members into society after incarceration have been successful for more than 30 years, writes CEO Thomas Vozzo, who shares three core philosophies that corporations can learn from and implement, including using humor and joy to promote transformation and healing. "More practically, healed individuals are resilient individuals, for who among us can deny another human life from feeling protected and safe?" Vozzo writes. Full Story: [C-Suite Quarterly (Los Angeles)]( (3/2023) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Fostering the joy and growth of your team may sound counterintuitive, but [Vozzo writes]( it transformed him as he "was able to go from feeling 'put upon' by my responsibilities to feeling that my responsibilities are part of my life's mission." [] SmartBrief on Leadership [] [Boost team excellence with a musician's listening ear]( [Boost team excellence with a musician's listening ear]( (Westend61/Getty Images) Record producer Rick Rubin improves the music of the artists he works with by listening deeply and making suggestions instead of directing changes, a lesson leaders should take to heart, writes John Baldoni. "[E]xecutives have every right to make changes, even if employees do not like them," Baldoni writes. "However, the better choice is to enable others to see what you see so they can bring out the best in themselves." Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (3/23) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: If you're on a tight deadline, it may be best to take a directive tack to move things along, but if there's time, [Baldoni suggests]( using it to reflect, ask more questions and allow team members to come to their own solutions. [] [Read more]( from John Baldoni on SmartBrief on Leadership 4 Strategies for Hiring Seasonal Employees The leisure and hospitality industry fills nearly 1 million jobs during peak hiring. Learn how hospitality companies can fill seasonal positions ahead of the competition with the strategies share in this guide. 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